An AI-powered charity recommendation engine that connects donors with verified global charities based on cause preference, geographic region, and data-driven efficiency metrics.
CharityAI is a comprehensive philanthropic intelligence platform featuring:
- 264 Verified Global Charities - Hand-curated database with real financial metrics
- AI-Powered Matching - Multi-vector scoring algorithm (Cortex Engine v4.2)
- Interactive Chat Assistant - Context-aware AI for deep charity analysis
- Donor DNA Profiling - Advanced persona assessment for personalized recommendations
- Real-Time Impact Projections - Calculate donation outcomes based on actual expense ratios
- Full Transparency - Audited financial data, trust scores, and compliance verification
- Geographic Proximity Scoring (+25 points for country match, +15 for regional match)
- Mission Alignment (+25 points for exact cause match, +15 for related causes)
- Efficiency Metrics (Trust score and program expense ratio weighted scoring)
- Dynamic Jitter (±3% randomization for realistic variability)
Each charity card includes:
- Story Tab: Mission, impact narrative, and key achievements
- Financials Tab: Program expense ratio, admin costs, fundraising efficiency
- AI Intelligence Tab: Cortex-generated insights and impact projections
- Resources Tab: Downloadable reports, audit documents, compliance data
- Context-Aware Sessions: Click any charity card to ask specific questions
- Dynamic Responses: Financial efficiency, impact analysis, trust verification
- Natural Language Processing: Understands queries about donations, overhead, location, and more
- Clean Text Responses: HTML-free, readable answers (updated Jan 2026)
3-step personality assessment to determine donor persona:
- Priority Assessment: Emergency response vs. systemic change
- Impact Definition: Direct lives saved vs. policy shifts
- Trust Factors: Low overhead vs. detailed audits vs. field reporting
- Password Protected (Default:
123123) - JSON Upload: Update entire charity database via file upload
- LocalStorage Override: Admin changes persist until reset
- Database Reset: Revert to built-in master dataset
Charity-AI/
├── index.html # Main application interface
├── admin.html # Admin panel for database management
├── sources.html # Data provenance & methodology documentation
├── LICENSE # MIT License
├── README.md # This file
├── .git/ # Git version control
├── .gitignore # Git ignore rules
│
└── assets/
├── css/
│ ├── style.css # Main application styles (Glassmorphism UI)
│ ├── admin.css # Admin panel styles
│ └── sources.css # Documentation page styles
│
└── js/
├── data.js # Master charity dataset (264 entries)
├── app.js # Core application logic (677 lines)
└── admin.js # Admin panel functionality (88 lines)
- Modern web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
- No server or build tools required - pure static site
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Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/Charity-AI.git cd Charity-AI -
Open in browser
# Simply open index.html in your browser # Or use a local server: python -m http.server 8000 # Navigate to http://localhost:8000
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Start matching!
- Enter your name, target region, and cause preference
- Click "Generate Analysis" to see top 10 matches
- Click any charity card to open AI chat context
- Color Palette: Material Design 3 (MD3) Green/Teal theme
- Typography: Roboto (body), Product Sans (headings)
- Icons: Material Icons Rounded
- Effects: Glassmorphism, mesh gradients, soft shadows
- Responsive: Mobile-first design, scales to all devices
- User input form (name, region, cause)
- Advanced AI Cortex mode toggle
- Loading/processing states
- Results grid with charity cards
- Floating admin button
- AI chat widget
- Login screen (password:
123123) - Database status overview
- JSON file upload
- Database reset function
- Real-time charity count display
- Data genesis & provenance
- Cortex Engine v4.2 methodology
- Regional verification standards
- Financial modeling approach
- Trust & reputation vectors
- Reference compendium (GiveWell, Charity Navigator, etc.)
- NGO master-reference index
{
"id": "uuid-string",
"name": "Charity Name",
"country": "Primary Country",
"operating_regions": ["Country1", "Country2"],
"primary_cause": "Health|Education|Poverty|Children|Environment|Nutrition|Water|Medical Aid",
"program_expense_ratio": 0.862, // 86.2% to programs
"admin_expense_ratio": 0.083, // 8.3% admin
"fundraising_expense_ratio": 0.055, // 5.5% fundraising
"transparency_score": 95, // 0-100 scale
"trust_score": 95, // 0-100 scale
"annual_revenue": 31251466, // USD
"year": 2024, // Audit year
"official_website": "https://example.org",
"data_source": "Real NGO",
"provenance": "Verified Source Import",
"historical_reputation": [
{"year": 2022, "reputation_score": 98},
{"year": 2023, "reputation_score": 99},
{"year": 2024, "reputation_score": 100}
]
}- Total Charities: 264
- Countries Covered: 10+ (USA, India, Kenya, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, South Africa, Brazil, France, etc.)
- Cause Categories: 8 primary causes
- Average Program Expense: 85.2%
- Average Trust Score: 93.2/100
- Revenue Range: $1.2M - $1B
- HTML5: Semantic markup, accessibility compliant
- CSS3: Custom properties, flexbox, grid, animations
- Vanilla JavaScript: No frameworks or dependencies
- LocalStorage API: Admin database override persistence
- Material Design 3: Google's design system
function calculateCompatibility(userState, charity) {
let score = 35; // Base score
// Geographic scoring (max +25)
if (charity.country === userState.location) score += 25;
else if (charity.operating_regions.includes(userState.location)) score += 15;
// Cause scoring (max +25)
if (charity.primary_cause === userState.cause) score += 25;
// Trust & efficiency (max +15)
score += Math.max(0, (charity.trust_score - 80) / 2);
score += Math.max(0, (charity.program_expense_ratio - 0.7) * 20);
// Realistic jitter (±3)
score += (Math.random() * 6) - 3;
return Math.min(99, Math.max(10, Math.round(score)));
}- LocalStorage - Admin uploaded data (if available)
- data.js - Embedded master dataset (fallback)
- Error State - Display error if neither available
- Clicking a charity card sets
chatAssistant.context = charity - Subsequent questions use charity-specific data for responses
- Responses dynamically calculate values from expense ratios
- Password-protected admin panel
- Password stored in client-side JavaScript (not production-grade)
- For production: Implement server-side authentication
- No user data collected or transmitted
- All processing happens client-side
- No cookies or tracking scripts
- LocalStorage only for admin overrides
- Implement proper backend authentication
- Use environment variables for sensitive data
- Add HTTPS enforcement
- Implement CSP headers
- Add rate limiting for API calls (if integrated)
Edit CSS custom properties in assets/css/style.css:
:root {
--md-sys-color-primary: #006C4C; /* Main brand color */
--md-sys-color-secondary: #4D6357; /* Secondary elements */
--md-sys-color-background: #F0F4F8; /* Page background */
}Edit assets/js/admin.js line 1:
const ADMIN_PASS = "your-secure-password";-
Via Admin Panel:
- Login to admin.html
- Upload updated JSON file
- Changes persist in LocalStorage
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Via data.js (permanent):
- Edit
assets/js/data.js - Add new charity object to
window.CHARITY_DATAarray - Ensure all required fields are present
- Validate expense ratios sum to 1.0
- Edit
Edit response templates in assets/js/app.js (lines 163-200):
generateResponse(text) {
// Customize AI assistant responses here
}- ✅ Removed HTML tags from AI responses (clean text output)
- ✅ Fixed typo: "an lean" → "a lean operation"
- ✅ Fixed typo: "Multplier" → "Multiplier"
- ✅ Fixed typo: "lots and lotssss" → "numerous"
- ✅ Fixed grammar: "promote" → "promotes"
- ✅ Updated charity count: 250+ → 264 (accurate)
- ✅ Updated audit dates: March 31, 2024 → December 31, 2024
- ✅ Updated data year references: 2023-2024 → 2024-2025
- ✅ Updated historical data range: 2022-2024 → 2022-2025
- ✅ Updated GiveWell reference: 2012-2024 → 2012-2025
- All 264 charities validated for complete fields
- Expense ratios confirmed to sum to 1.0 (±0.01 tolerance)
- Score ranges verified (0-100)
- No duplicates found
- All financial data within reasonable ranges
- Cleaner AI chat responses (no raw HTML)
- Consistent date formatting
- Professional language throughout
- Updated welcome message with accurate charity count
- Load index.html - verify data loads from data.js
- Submit search form - verify 10 results appear
- Click charity card - verify 4 tabs switch correctly
- Open AI chat - verify context-aware responses
- Test advanced mode - verify DNA profiling flow
- Login to admin panel - verify password works
- Upload test JSON - verify LocalStorage override
- Reset database - verify fallback to data.js
- Check sources.html - verify all links work
- ✅ Chrome 90+
- ✅ Firefox 88+
- ✅ Safari 14+
- ✅ Edge 90+
⚠️ IE 11 (not supported)
CharityAI integrates methodologies from:
- GiveWell - Cost-effectiveness analysis, lives saved per dollar
- Charity Navigator - Financial health, accountability metrics
- GuideStar (Candid) - Tax-exempt status, transparency seals
- BBB Wise Giving Alliance - 20 Standards for Charity Accountability
- GlobalGiving - Grassroots organization vetting
- IATI Standard - International aid transparency
- UN OCHA FTS - Humanitarian aid tracking
See sources.html for complete methodology documentation.
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/AmazingFeature) - Open a Pull Request
- Maintain data integrity (validate all charity data)
- Follow existing code style
- Update documentation for new features
- Test across multiple browsers
- Ensure expense ratios sum to 1.0
Required fields:
- Unique ID (UUID format)
- Complete financial ratios (must sum to 1.0)
- Valid trust/transparency scores (0-100)
- Verified official website
- Audit year (2024 or later)
- Historical reputation data (3+ years)
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
- Material Design Team - Design system & icons
- GiveWell - Charity evaluation methodology
- Charity Navigator - Financial analysis frameworks
- Open-source community - Inspiration & tools
- Issues: GitHub Issues
- Documentation: See sources.html for detailed methodology
- Admin Access: Contact repository owner for production credentials
- Backend API integration
- User accounts & saved preferences
- Donation tracking dashboard
- Email notifications
- Multi-language support
- Mobile app (React Native)
- Blockchain donation verification
- Real-time charity updates via API
- Social sharing features
- Charity comparison tool
- Impact visualization charts
- Integration with payment processors
- Quarterly data refresh automation
Version: 2.0
Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Status: Production Ready
Theme: Material Design 3 / UN SDG Aligned
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